Talk:Ethidium bromide
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[edit] Waste Disposal - in dispute
I have been wondering if it would be alright to include copyrighted information from www.sigmaaldrich.com about molecular weights, solubility, etcetera (SigmaAldrich has alot of chemistry stuff, but the site terms of use states:
"Limited Use. Subject to these Terms, you are authorized to access and use the Site (a) for the purposes of making purchasing decisions with regard to products offered for sale on the Site, for administering orders placed on the Site, for education and related research, and for background information on products offered for sale on the Site, and (b) at the sole discretion of Sigma-Aldrich." [1], but the statement:
"education and related research, and for background information on products offered for sale on the Site"
might allow it to be put on wikipedia). If everyone agrees that the quote I picked out works for allowing us to put it on wikipedia, then I will edit chemistry entries to include that information as I see fit.
[edit] Equine (horse) and cow antibiotic
Maybe worth indicating that EthBr is used widely as an antibiotic in horses and cattle.
To date, no cancer cases have been directly linked to EthBr, although many lab workers treat it like the most dangerous chemical known to man, almost unnecessarily. Might be interesting to expand on perhaps?
The UV spec is quite featureless and dull. If you would like to include one the Molecular Probes website has one.
I think a UV-spec could be interesting. Can anyone get one?
What wavelength (range) should the UV light be?
I would like to make the suggestion to leave safety sheets out of this article and just reference to a reliable source, the body of text is simply not to wiki standards (for instance low link density). maintaining datasheets also comes with responsibility:it HAS to be up to date (new regulations etc.)
I would agree--MSDS for all toxic chemicals such as this should be referenced but not summarized. any incorrect information could be potentially harmful.
The article stated that EtBr is an abbreviation for ethidium bromide; I've always seen Et used as an abbreviation for ethyl, so EtBr would be bromoethane or ethyl bromide. I've edited accordingly. Izzycat 03:24, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
- Becuase it's supposed to be EthBr. Karol 09:32, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
EtBr is the standard abbreviation for ethidium bromide - scientists aren't incredibly concerned with the uniqueness of an abbreviation when the chemical in question is so widely used. And secondly, the fact that EtBr binds DNA does not verify its mutagenic properties. Many molecules bind DNA, most notably DNA-binding proteins that help regulate DNA transcription in all cells.
[edit] Waste Disposal
The waste disposal section of this article is nearly identical to information on Princeton's Environmental Health and Safety website: http://web.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/chemwaste/etbr.html Not sure if this presents a copyright issue, but in anycase, the reference to EHS should be changed. -DocDer
- I do not agree that the information on SigmaAldritch is mostly related to EHS. It has information on molecular weight, solubilities, some EHS and safety issues, but not specifically EHS. I was wondering if it would work to use and site that information based on my quote. -MysticMetal
